How sailing can help with the ocean data collection
After 55-miles passage under the foresail from Rimouski, we anchored at sunset in the sheltered bay at Matane. The wind was good, just following our course, so we did up to 8knots on the only foresail! Having a center cockpit with a high hull on the SV Oceanolog showed the advantages of this design in breezy weather, we haven’t got wet yet!
Rimouski is a port in the St.Lawrence Estuary, the scientific and cultural center of Eastern Quebec. The modern and spacious marina welcomed us after short sailing from the BIC.
After sailing for the rest of the day, we reached Cap a l’Original, which is part of the BIC National Park. In the beautiful Original Cove, we anchored when it was sunset time. The next morning we launched the dinghy and set out to explore the park – it was our first outing on a motorized dinghy and it performed great even in raff waters. BIC National Park is one of the natural heritage sites of Quebec and we appreciated its beauty, walking well along the shore.
